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State-wide Pride

Posted April 10th, 2006. By Dave Studinski. In From the Editor.

On Saturday, Daily News staff members and editors traveled to the University of Indianapolis for the annual Indiana Collegiate Press Association convention and awards ceremony. Overall, The Daily News tied with Indiana University’s Indiana Daily Student for Best Division I Newspaper. That overall ranking is a measurement of the total number of individual awards a respective paper received, with point values awarded to higher placings.

What follows is a list of individual and staff awards for the Daily News, as awarded by The Indiana Collegiate Press Association.

Best Single Issue
- Third Place: Dec. 12, 2005

Best Special Issue
- Third Place: Roll Call

Best Pullout Section
- Second Place: Holiday Tab

Best Non-Deadline News Story
- Second Place: Andy Zeigert, “Boom goes the dynamite!”

Best Investigative Story
- First Place: Justin Hesser, Will O’Hargan, Ross Flint, “Textbook scandal”
- Third Place: Justin Hesser, “Sick Leave”

Best Opinion Column
- Second Place: Dave Studinski, “Livestrong”

Best News Feature Story
- Second Place: Adrian Sharp, “What makes a man?”
- Third Place: Kim Robinson and Emily Ortman, “Student relives hurricane”

Best Entertainment Feature Story
- Second Place: Mary Beth Lehman, “Game over: You’re addicted”

Best Sports News Story
- Second Place: Justin Hesser, “Violators named”

Best Sports Feature Story
- First Place: Sean Stevenson, “Krista Mitts”
- Second Place: Will O’Hargan, “Sweet 16”

Best News or Feature Series
- First Place: Whitney Hoyt, “James Barham”
- Second Place: Staff, “Having it our way”

Best Front Page
- First Place: Shawn Barkdull, “Violators Named”

Best Inside Page
- First Place: Brandon Stuck, “Star Wars, Episode III”
- Third Place: Andy Zeigert, “From grain to glass”

Best News Photo
- Third Place: Matt Berry, “Professor documents Supreme Court history”

Best Feature Photo
- First Place: Nicholas Benner, “A key connection”

Best Sports Photo
- Third Place: Will Vragovic, “Globetrotters”

Best Photo Essay
- First Place: Jeff Furticella, “What makes a man?”

Best Information Graphic
- First Place: Brandon Stuck, “The color of money”
- Second Place: Emily Kuzniar, “Hubble”

Best Illustration
- First Place: Brandon Stuck, “Tiny Adams”